Go-cart.



F. HYDE.

(iO-CART.

APPLICATION fuso ocT. 1. :914.

1,157,224. Patented ont. 19, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

F. HYDE.-

GO-CART.

APPLICATION FILED ocT. I. :914.

Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 CDLUMBIA PLANoal/IPM Co.. WASHINGTON, D. c.

.'Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and

-a go-cart or baby carriage, the body of which may be directlysupported` upon springsand EEEDEEICK HYDE, 0E PHILADELPHIA,rENNsYLVANIA, AssIGNoE To ivrofsEs L; ELocH.

OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

Y v Y' f vsfo-CART. Y

1,157,224. SpecicationofmersPatm- .Patented oct. ie, i915.

To all whom t may Gomera.' p

vBe it yknown that 1,: FREDERICK HYDE, a -V citizen lof the UnitedStates, residing at State of Pennsylvania,have invented-1.a new anduseful Improvement in Gro-Carts, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which'form a part of this specification.

Thewobject of my invention is .toV provide which is capable of beingreversed so as to bring-either end of the' body vnearest the handle barby vwhich the'vehicle lis pushed.

i While constructions permitting the-reversal of acarriage body areknown in the art,'it is `.desirable to construct the reversing mechanismas a part of the running gear, but this has been deemed impracticableowing to the obstruction offered by the wheelswhich exvtendf above thelevel of the running gear.

vIn my invention, the desired result has been secured while maintainingthe normal level of the running gear, means beingprovided to elevate apart ofthek gear to permit `of `the reversa-lof the spring frame forimmediately supporting the body and provision being made for holding the`vertically movi able frame, whether lin its raised or lowered position,in rigid relation to the remainder ofthe running gear.

. il A preferred embodiment of my invention l 35 K- which-'- is shown inthe accompanying drawings, in

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the go-cart with the body in normalposition and at-the normal elevation. Fig.A 2 is a similar view.-withthe ybody elevated and reversed. Fig.

vis a' plan Vof the running gear with the 1 ning gear with thevertically 'movable part vthereof in raised position.- Fig. `51s ay sec---body supporting frame in a transitional pon sition. Fig. 4 is aVVfront view of the runtion on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2"sh'owin]g a 1g.

'Directly above the side ybars is a'vertically lvmovable lower framecomprisinglongitudinally extending side bars'd, d; longitudi- -nallyextending spring barsfe, @theends of Application filed October 1, 1914.Serial No. 864,410. Y

which .are curved downward and riveted respectively to the front vandreark of the corresponding bars d, d; vcross bars f, 7, con- `nectingVbars e, e, and a central longitudinallyextending bar g connecting crossbars The frame Z e f g is movably.v connected to the side bars 0, c, atthe rear by means of links h, 71., and at the front bymeans of the endsz', i, of the two arms of a yokeilever V- Bypdepressing vthe yoke end oflever y', `the frame ai e f g may be elevated as shown in brackets Z ontherear axle and at its lfront end to brackets m onfthe side bars c.vPreferably the brackets m are so located that the bars cl willfrictionally engage therewith so as to offer some resistance to theelevation of the frame defy.rk Y

.The frame for immediately supporting Y.the body compriseslongitudinally extending-side bars 0, cross-bars 29,10, and a central:longitudinally extending bar 1'. The front and rear ends of the sidebars o, o, are curved to form springl members to which the body s ofthecar is directly connected.

The barv 1' at its center is pivotally supported on the barg of theintermediate ver-` tically movable frame to enablethe body to be turnedin a horizontal plane.

' A longitudinally extending spring bar t, riveted at vits front end tothe front cross bar'f and to the frontend of bar g., extends immediatelyundery the bar g and terminates behind the rear crossbar f. Secured tothe l"spring bar t immediately infront of the rearf cross bar f 1s acam-latch comprising a transversely extending platehaving rearupwardly-extending iianges o extending on op- 'pos'ite sides of the barg and also on opposite sides ofthe bar r when the tbody supporting frameoccupies its normal'position, therebyi locking the body from reversal.

To reverse the body, the yoke ofthe lever j is depressed, therebyyelevating the lower frame de fg andwith it the upper bodysupportin'g'frame 'o 29 r so as to raise the level "2do YPatent is: Y

of the latter entirely ab'v'e vslf'iez'a`-it ywheels Z). The rear -endof spring bart isthen'mde!V fpreseaf'se assai-imap the" gauges-1@ belowthe level ofthe bar r. Thereupon the-body 5 supporting frame is unlockedand may, withy ,the body, be completely' reversed.,

VAs soon as the movement of reversal Y beenstarted,"the-springlockinglever t may be released. As the movement 'ofreversal is completed the bar r engages the camedge of one ci: the`anges o and depresses'.'the spring locking-bar t until'the bar rfoverrides the ange,1 whereupon the bar 22j springs into flockingpositionf'lheyokeend ofl thelever 15': j is then raised,l thereby lowering theNlower frame,- the body ksupporting frame and; the "'bodvfinto normalposition. f aving nowv fully described my invention, elto protectby'Letters f 4what I claim'and desir y -lz A fgo'cart*ycomprisingV axlesand `wheels, l a lower frame, anupper trame, a body-sup` ported on theupper frame',t he upper frame being pivotedonthe lower frame' so fas to'25 turn thereon horizontally, and lifting means connecting Vthe4 lowerframe' withth'e axles 'Y f and -adapted to be operated toilraise the plower frameffrom its normal-lower position to enable the upper ramewehenturned to f eoclearthe tops of the wheels. l

'2. A go-,cart comprisingl axles, and wheels,

body,V a "lowen'frame, an 'upper frame y !pivoted on a vertical axiscentrally of the lower' frame andcom'prisingside bars curved v35 frontand rear to alio'rd a' spring support for Athe body, and lifting meansconnecting the lower frame with the axlesand adapted yto v be operatedto raise` the lower frame from its -,normaltloweifposition.

Y 40 8.; A' go-cart comprising axles. and wheels,

I side bars, rigidly connectingftheL axles, va Ylowerframe above theside barsyparallel links connecting kthe side bars and'thelower `frame,:an upper 'body-supporting frame 145 :pivoted on'the lower frame so asto turn thereon horizontally, and-means' to move'the links towardVeither a horizontal or a vertical position, thereby moving. thelo'wenpart of the'upper framefeither belowthe levelrof the i' 50 tops ofthe wheels `orrabove that level',thus

' permitting the upperframe tobe turned on its pivot when elevated; Y iff5; 4. Ago-cart comprising axles andy wheels,

sidebars connected atffront and rear, crossi barsfonnecting the. lastnamed side bars, Y jane. aioagimainauy eent'riauy extending-'bar jf-reonnec'tingthefcross bars; an upper frameV Y sidebarsatront randrear, crossfbarsconnectingthe last namedlside barsgfandI alongiviltudinally centrally extendingbar connecting the last'namedsidebars and pivotally sup- 47 5VV -Y Y ported on thelongitudinallyfextending bar of; ,thelvlpper-v frame," and meansiconnecting l' the 'lower "framefwithfthe axle v and permit-V tingitto'be raisedfrom-its-normaldepressedv l' y I xpositi `m;; n f f v 6-'go-cartY comprising axlesfandfwheels,` A Var lowerfr'ame including alongitudinally V f extending central'bar pivotally supported onthe'rstfbanaispring pressed :manuallyoper- Y i able latch on one barnormally'fngaging -the-otheribarandholding the'nppergframeigo y. il

"cam ace'adapted to be engaged-by? the last); 1 i i namedv bar as4theupper framey completes fits pforarily moved Out"onperativelpositionii1'3195- thecompletioniof the turningmovementaf- 7 go=ca`rtcomprisingaxles and wheels,

x a lower `frame including a'longitudinallygexf tendingzi'centra'l bar,`-me`ans connectingthe loweriframe with theaxles and'permittingloo'i'ttobe raised and;lowered,1an upperbody- Y supportingframeincludingalongitudinally extending central bar pivotally supported 0nthe first bar, a'frlatch` comprisingtwo flanges normally extending on,opposite sidesiot tl1e1-f105 second bar and thereby holding the'y upperframe fromv turning, means; to support said latch and permit it to bedepressed jtoga-llow the `upper frame tobe turned, said yflangeshavingcam edges one or theother of whichf 11o l is adaptedto be engagedbythe secondbar movement, wherebyV the rlatchisdepressed to permitcompletion ofthe turning movement.

i'ten'ding' central bar, means connecting theV *lower rame 'with theaxlesl and permitting 'comprisingside bars,'spring body support- 70"inginembersconnec'ting with the last named I has as the -upper..:trame'completes itsturning.

go-cart comprising axlesfand-wheels, i115 a lower frame includingalongitudinally e'x Y side bars `rigidly' connecting the, axles, a lowerframe above the side bars, links Vpivotp ally connectedto therearportionsof theyextendingcentral bar pivotally supported` l side barsandlower frame, a` lever --the ends! Von the yfirst bar, a spring bar-securedi'atijts" of which extend parallel to thelrear'links vfront endtothe lower rameand extending g Y and are ypivotally connected to 'thefrontporunder both 'saidbarsg aiplate carried byl theV tions ofthe sidebars-and lower'frame,iand

'" an lupperbody supporting framefpivoted fon n 'a vertical axiscentrally of thelowerframe.

' l --5. A go-cart comprising axles and Wheels, Y side 'bars rigidlyVconnecting fthevaxlesgl a 5"lower fiamesj comprising "'lowerland. upperit'tobe raised and lowered, an upper ',body- Aposite sides of the' irsttwo 'bars,theftwo suppertingfframe including alongitudinailly Vv12(1) "iVspring; bar having flangesY extending. ion 'op-'11125 :'flanges'Vhaving.edges convergingiipward. Y' v 9.'A-go'c'art.'comprisingaxlesandwheels] iewer, frame aboveitheside bars-flinke pivots-213@ allyconnected tothe rear portions/of the side bars and lower frame, a leverthe ends of which extend parallel tothe rear links and are pivotallyconnected to the front portions of the side bars and lower frame, stopssecured to the sideV bars adjacent to the pivotal connections of saidlever and adapted to limit the movement of the latter in the elevationof the lower frame, and an upper frame pivoted on the lower frame topermit yit to turn thereon;

10.*A go-cart comprising aXles and wheels,

Yside bars rigidly connecting the axles, a

yturnable on the lower frame, means to move the links toward either ahorizontal or a verticalposition, a vhandle bar frame, supportingbrackets rigidly connectinfggV the handle bar frame with the side bars,opposite links being'arranged to frictionally en gage said brackets whenthe links are moved toward a horizontal position.

In testimony of which invention, I have hereunto set my hand, atPhiladelphia, on this 29th day of September, 1914.

FREDERICK HYDE.

Witnesses M. M. HAMmroN, E. E. WALL.

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